Game 3: Reds vs. Red Sox (1:40 PM ET) – Lowder vs. Early

GOODYEAR, ARIZONA - MARCH 4: Rhett Lowder #25 of the Cincinnati Reds, right, and catcher Tyler Stephenson #37 walk in from the bullpen before the World Baseball Classic exhibition game against Team Cuba at Goodyear Ballpark on March 4, 2026 in Goodyear, Arizona. (Photo by Mike Christy/Getty Images)

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Lowder returns to the mound for the Cincinnati Reds for the first time after his lost 2025 season, and does so with a series victory over the Boston Red Sox on the line.

First pitch is slated for 1:40 PM ET. Lineups are listed below.

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Today’s Lineups

RED SOX	REDS
Roman Anthony – DH	TJ Friedl – LF
Trevor Story – SS	Matt McLain – 2B
Jarren Duran – CF	Elly De La Cruz – SS
Willson Contreras – 1B	Sal Stewart – DH
Wilyer Abreu – RF	Eugenio Suarez – 3B
Caleb Durbin – 3B	Spencer Steer – 1B
Masataka Yoshida – LF	Dane Myers – CF
Marcelo Mayer – 2B	Tyler Stephenson – C
Connor Wong – C	Noelvi Marte – RF

Connelly Early – LHP	Rhett Lowder – RHP